Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a football club located in

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux'' (founded in 1930), based in the villages of

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

and Cuiseaux. It took the current name after a further merger with ''FC Louhans'' in 2013. The club currently competes in the

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, the fourth level of the

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, following promotion in 2019, and plays at the

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. On 13 June 2006,

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midfielder Alaixys Romao made history when he became the first Louhans-Cuiseaux player ever to appear at the

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finals, in Togo's first-round game against

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Former managers

Philippe Hinschberger Philippe Hinschberger (born 19 November 1959) is a French football manager and former player who is manager of Ligue 2 side Amiens. Playing career Hinschberger was a one-club man, having spent his entire career with Metz. Managerial career Aft ...

* Christian Lariepe * Alain Michel

References

Association football clubs established in 1970 Sport in Saône-et-Loire 1970 establishments in France Football clubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-footyclub-stub